15 years on the market of banking information! «InterCrim-press» is one of the leading Russian and foreign publishing houses producing reference literature in English and Russian which highlights current issues of cash circulation and authentication of high security printing products.

Our publishing house was founded in 1999 with the assistance of the Criminal Expertise Centre of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia and the Bank of Russia when the credit and financial system of our country was not well-established and new commercial banks were badly in need for а source of reliable operation information for their day-to-day needs. During 15 years of its activity our publishing house has done a number of the projects in the framework of our three key areas of reference and practice guides: «CURRENCIES OF THE WORLD», «SECURITIES», «COMMEMORATIVE COINS».

Exclusive information for our publications is provided by the Bank of Russia and overseas national banks, Europol the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Criminal Expertise Centre of the Ministry of Interior of Russia and other law-enforcement authorities of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Our mission is to create a global information service to contribute to the safety of cash circulation, protect credit and financial institutions from counterfeiter’ attacks and enrich professional experience of bank specialists and experts from related area.

The published information is recommended for the practical use by the Bank of Russia, National banks of CIS countries, Criminal Expertise Center of the Ministry of Interior of Russian Federation, International Association of Currency Affairs.

The next Middle East & Africa Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS), the premier educational seminar focusing on the efficiency and security of the cash cycle, is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya at the Safari Park Hotel and Casino, from February 13 to 15, 2017.

It is a well-known fact for Russian bank employees and experts that banknote authentication starts with checking requisites. However, unfortunately, it is not a common practice today. The Peruvian fake dollars serve a good example of how it’s crucial to verify, firstly, the serial numbers on banknotes.

Corporate News

HM Government of Gibraltar has issued a new £100 banknote, designed and printed by De La Rue on its Safeguard® polymer substrate, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar’s first Chief Minister. This banknote is the first in the world to have a holographic foil on Safeguard®.

Within the framework of the International Cash Cycle Seminar ICCOS Europe 2016, held in Lisbon (Portugal), February 15-18, the French company Advanced Track & Trace® (ATT) - a subsidiary of the group LAMY - announced an innovative security feature for banknotes Sealgn@ture. The feature was developed in partnership with the Bank of France, and is currently being tested on the French Pacific Territories largest denomination of 10,000 francs. According to its designers, the security feature has a great...

Traditionally, on the first Thursday of February, the 6th Scientific and Practical Conference «Innovations in security technologies of materials and processes» was held at the Scientific Research Institute of Goznak. For a second year in a row, the event was organized in a two-day format: the first day sessions saw the presentations on the latest developments of the various departments of the research center, followed by discussions and exchange of views with invited guests, and the second day was marked...

The gala-ceremony of the announcement of the “Coin Constellation-2016” results and rewarding of winners will take place on 22 September 2016 in Moscow. This year more than 240 commemorative coins as well as 21 coin series minted since 1 January till 31 December 2015 have been presented to the contest “Coin Constellation-2016”. Applications have been sent by 44 participants representing 29 countries.